Mmmm...how to tackle this one...I think your husband might notice you wearing a sandwich board advertising Jay a bit more than the fact you have your phone glued to your hand But I'm sure with your ingenuity you can come up with a cunning plan to explain it away

Great review, Whiffle
I didn't like the make up much, nor the Little Red Riding Hood theme......but you helped me see the content of the dance, which as you say, was lovely. Great gifs too

So thanks for that, I will now look at their AS in a new light x

Wow, I enjoyed this, Lola (once I'd got the hang of clicking on the link). I could imagine J and A doing something like this....in fact some of the moves are reminiscent of the rumba and the AT A seemed fit enough at the end of SCD but I think J may need a fitness schedule after all his travelling / holidays . I'm reminded of "She is driven only by results and I cry weekly"

ETA The lines, the lifts, the hands are especially J-esque.....and what about that amazing over the shoulder lift near the end?

BIB
Wouldn't be surprised if he's headed back to LA to see MamaJan again - he mentioned on the Irish interview that he was working to get his voice in shape again

http://jansmith.com/mama-jan/

Good idea BB We only ever see the 'crazy' pics, don't we? This could be what he's doing in between those Hope it's something like that, anyway x

I have the feeling that the party face of J is what he wants the public to see, and while he clearly likes to let loose catching up with friends, in the background he's also got plenty of grit and determination to make the best of the great opportunities he now has. I seem to remember someone at MADD saying he's a good listener and a real grafter, and he'll want to be in good shape for KD and BIG. Aliona said several times he's very tough on himself, so a little craziness in between is probably OK!

'This Tarantino thug,
Kicking, flicking, obliterating the competition...'


Vincent & Mia sit in the booth of a diner. Their victims unaware of the carnage about to be unleashed. She gets up from her seat and gestures for him to follow her. It is time.

They begin to dance. A lazy twist, swimmers arms. Nothing to see here. And then slowly the attack unfolds.

Synchronised high karate kicks spark the beginning of the bombardment. A two assailant attack coolly and sexily building up to the final firestorm.

Every kick and flick landed like a martial arts move. Spins release a spray of invisible machine gun fire. Take that Andre, George, Foote, whoever you are.
More spins in perfect synchronisation, arms stretched out knocking the hopes of their adversaries down like a fairground attraction.
They slow momentarily, let's do the twist. They see their main target and begin their final assault...blow after blow, their feet slicing through the script writers story board with razor like precision. I visualise metaphorical blood spatter across the glitter covered walls. It's a Blood bath. Competition over.

He smooths his hair back as he lets her drop.

They walk out of the auditorium stepping over the bodies of their now deceased competitors. He is bemused. He didn't know he had it in him. The killer instinct. A hand grabs his leg desperately as they walk by. Not so 'Bright' now are we Kelly. He shakes her off his cheap polyester trousers. 'But it's not supposed to be this way?' She whispers.

As they exit they prise a mysterious looking briefcase from the petrified arms of a still breathing Craig Revel Horwood. Outside in the fresh night air they pause and place it on the ground. Slowly they unlock and open it. What is that golden glow emanating from it? No it's not gold exactly, it's silver, shimmering and reflecting the light. Their eyes are wide with awe and wonder - triumph. At last we all see inside - Is it treasure, gold bullion, diamonds? No, it's.....




the glitterball trophy.😎

Love it Ahouch, brilliant

....and the scores are in 10 10 10 and 10 from me!

What a wonderfully entertaining review, ahouch. Utterly, utterly brilliant. Loved it.

ahouch

Love your write up based on the jive.....like Whiffle's review of the AS it gives me a different perspective So vivid, I can see the dance as I read......

Loud applause

You're edging towards that murder mystery, aren't you

L.A. J

Put on your crazy skin
And drink the nights away.
Show the world your grin
Lest your feelings you betray.

Assume your party look
And hide your dancing soul.
Lay aside your book
And assume another role.

Laugh with friends you know well
And converse amid the roaring din,
Then take off your crazy shell
And let your lyrical life begin.

OT: Well, that match could have gone better.

Back to topic.

Jart (Jay art)

https://www.instagram.com/p/bMevZgNe55/
https://www.instagram.com/p/bL_RACte8y/
https://www.instagram.com/p/bVb6lhNe5E/
https://www.instagram.com/p/zG2ktEte1V/
https://www.instagram.com/p/iL1dOmtezm/

https://www.instagram.com/p/6HimGkNe2r/ - not a Mcguiness though (I think :blush)

*opens the gate to the gutter*

https://www.instagram.com/p/1cMjIeNe5Y/
https://www.instagram.com/p/01fhkMte20/
https://www.instagram.com/p/4ktKwbNe0O/

ETA: Aliona had a bit of a retweet session.

https://twitter.com/SallyTom78/statu...91842299678720

https://twitter.com/AlionaVilani/sta...72333754109952
https://twitter.com/Jane01010/status/745279204565082112

Amen to that! Beautifully summed up, Korky

Crikey, the Valentine's a bit graphic!

The Jay fandom assumed he drew it for WIJ

Well, it's a different tack I suppose! I think he may have made a pretty good graphic artist, I quite like his style - he certainly captured the 'look' of his co-stars, and I was amused to see his head was the biggest of the lot! Mind you, that probably had more to do with not having enough room to get them all in, knowing him....

Such a wonderfully multi-talented man! 🖎🏃🏆🎨🎭🎤🎶🛠📝😍

Spree -thanks for these. What is the 4th Instagram? I can't see anything?
Whiffle - great AS review
Ahouch - very interesting take on the jive review
Lola- enjoyed the TW acoustic vids
Gill P- obviously people with taste in your neck of the woods
Isih- great work on the jobs
Nelliek - thanks for maintaining the show lists.
Unless ticket sales increase a Jaliona tour looks unlikely sadly 😞

I think the PR plan for KD will probably rely quite heavily on local radio, print and TV news coverage nearer the time, which is a great way of pulling in people.

If a tour doesn't happen next year, I think it's far more likely to be due to Jay's commitments with BIG than anything else. After that, who knows? I think they'd jump at any chance they can to dance together again, so maybe guest appearances here and there in the meantime.

The Strictly Arena Tour is usually sold out of course because it follows straight after the TV programme and is well promoted on television and in the press. A regular theatre goer will get the news of upcoming plays / shows via emails perhaps, but for the rest it's from a billboard outside the theatre and maybe posters on the local buses as advertising. Still five months until Edinburgh Playhouse Keep Dancing, and it's a massive theatre to fill, so I hope ticket sales rise steadily and make their last tour night memorable.

Incidentally, even though tickets went on sale well before last Christmas, at cheaper prices to those of Keep Dancing, V & F didn't play to a full house last Saturday in Aberdeen - the dress circle was full, but loads of empty seats in the stalls and upper circle.

Wandered off into the rabbit hole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xzgEpm5KHA

Baby Jay 💕

And

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da-7DayV-DM

Hilarious ribbing Gangsta stylee of Nathan at the end 😂😂

I don't know I managed to convince him to have an estate agent board outside the house to advertise the school fete. Ooh maybe I could keep it up and put KD on one side and Big on the other.

I am slightly concerned - he's finally clocked that J is going to be in Big the musical. He loved the film growing up - so I'm worried that he may want to come and watch it when it goes to the WE. How am I gonna fan girl with him sat next to me.




Thanks for your comments all. Glad you liked it. I have to admit I wasn't sure whether to post it or not in the end. There's been so many nasty things going on in the world recently that I wondered whether it could be seen as being in bad taste. But then again, they'd never be any crime drama's on TV if that was the case.



I have given it some thought Isih!. However, I think it's best to stick to what you know when trying something for the first time. Did I neglect to tell you all I'm an ex flight attendant and international popstar?!

Thanks Spree. He has so many gifts. Love the Valentine's one - never a cliche!

I think it'll be more down to Aliona's baby plans - deferred for this year probably in response to the outpouring of love for her and Jay and the clamouring of fans to see them dancing together a bit longer. But I can't really see Vincent ( or Aliona ) being prepared to put things on hold much beyond the end of 2016 - she was pretty keen to get cracking with being a Mum when she spoke on Loose Women. Jay's career beyond Strictly seems to be taking off so she'll be able to bow out finally and fulfil her dreams.